This paper attempts to define the nature of an
individualist or collectivist culture or society and what are the advantages
and disadvantages of adopting one of these culture values to individuals and other people. It examines how
individualist cultures tend to be self-dependent, while
collectivist ones are group-dependent and how these two culture dichotomies affect a wide range of activities and interactions among people, such as family relations and social interactions, education, work and personal achievement.